Two of the Los Supertramps, Michael Kloos and Rick Kotze (in absentia Chris Arderne , will be giving a slideshow presentation about their Mexican mountain adventure!

In the words of Chris, “We summed up our trip using the line with which we were forced to introduce ourselves one dark and dusty night in Mexico: ‘Primero, somos tontos’ (Firstly, we’re fools). We knew this already, but our three weeks in Mexico drove the message home on an almost daily basis. The plan was simple enough: keep the plan simple, and figure the details out when we get there… How difficult could two volcanoes and some rocks be? Three objectives, and three weeks to accomplish them. The plan (if you can call it that) was for Rick and Michael to head straight to the primary objective and highest peak in Mexico, Pico de Orizaba. They would start figuring things out while waiting to hear whether Chris (whose passport was precariously full) would be able to enter Mexico at all.
Looking back on it, it’s classic hubris. With Andean experience above 6000 metres, Chris felt confident the altitude would be no obstacle. Having been in the high 5000s in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, Michael thought he knew what he was in for. Only Rick, having suffered up Mt Elbrus in Russia, was properly prepared to suffer again. We semi-confidently set Christmas day for our summit attempt, just four days from sea level. And one by one we succumbed."